This is a hybrid event with options to attend in person or join online via Zoom.

In this workshop, Billy will offer a dismantling of common misconceptions of Rahu (lunar north node) & Ketu (lunar south node) that have created harm, rather than offer wisdom and discernment in relation to karma. Understanding the powerful medicine that is offered by the celestial serpent's place in a chart, one can create opportunities to cultivate deep respect, and a liberative relationship with the Rahu-Ketu impulse. Working from the tradition of Jyotish Vidya, Billy will offer: narrative and qualitative understanding of Rahu & Ketu, their place in two divisional charts (D1 - natal, and D9 - navamsha/dharma/relational), their place in dashas (transits), upayas (remedial measures), and method of reading. There will be interactive opportunity through the workshop, and the chance to practice on a few charts by applying what has been collectively learned.

Billy J. Choi-Gekas (they/them) is a queer, non-binary, mixed-race person of colour, 2nd generation settler from Tkaronto, Ontario, Canada. They embody an intersection of faiths that are rooted in a Christ-centric theology, and are committed to the Red Road as they walk alongside their adopted Anishinaabe Family, Elders, and Community in Manitoba. Billy is a member of the Anglican Church of Canada and The General Anthroposophical Society through the Goetheanum. Billy's spiritual practice is lineage-based, and rooted in Anishinaabe, Anthroposophical, Taoist, and Vedic initiated teachings. Their graduate studies at the University of Toronto (Trinity College) focused on anti-colonial methodologies, ecotheology, and ethnoecology. Billy has a private practice as a Wholistic Practitioner & Educator that began in 2007 as a certified: Reiki Master-Teacher, Ayurvedic Practitioner, E-RYT® 500 & YACEP® Yoga Teacher, Jyotisha, Medical Qigong Therapist-Teacher, Master Herbalist, and trained in Biodynamic Agriculture through the Pfeiffer Centre. Billy's Astrological and Jyotish journey began in 2000 with Krishna Lal Mantri (Mantriji) and after his guru's Samadhi continued with other gurus over 20 years. Billy Jyotish practice is now under the mentorship of award recognized Jyotishacharya Monisha Bhatia. Billy also continues to be mentored in specialized training with their Sifu Sat Chuen Hon of the DanTao & Longmen (Dragon Gate) Taoist lineage. In the Tkaronto community, they serve on the Board of Directors for Toronto Urban Native Ministry a non-profit organization actively involved in justice oriented essential front-line work in many sectors. Billy also works as an Anti-Oppression Consultant, working with individuals, communities, and institutions, as well as numerous social justice, QBIPOC, and interreligious organizations across Canada to cultivate spaces of decolonization, anti-racism, healing, resilience, and creative expression. You can find Billy and their team through the School of Radical Healing and Sacred Activism (SORHSA) www.myradicalhealing.com